My Commands

Virtual boats under my command

USS S-40 (SS145) a Group III, Holland Type, S-Class Submarine

Displacement:	At most 906 tons surfaced, 1230 Submerged
Length:	219–240 ft (67–73 m) (S-2 207 ft (63 m))
Beam:	21–22 ft (6.4–6.7 m)
Draft:	13 ft 1 in–16 ft 1 in (3.99–4.9 m)
Speed:	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)-15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
Test depth:	200 ft (61 m)
Complement:	38
Armament:	4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow), 12 torpedoes (some boats had an additional 21 inch stern tube with 2 additional torpedoes) 1 × 4-inch (102 mm)/50 caliber deck gun

USS Seal (SS-183), a Salmon Class submarine

Displacement:	1,435 long tons (1,458 t) standard, surfaced, 2,198 long tons (2,233 t) submerged
Length:	308 ft 0 in (93.88 m)
Beam:	26 ft 1 1⁄4 in (7.957 m)
Draft:	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion:	4 × Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (H.O.R.) 9-cylinder diesel engines (two hydraulic-drive, two driving electrical generators), 2 × 120-cell batteries, 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears, two shafts, 5,500 shp (4.1 MW) surfaced, 2,660 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed:	21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced, 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged
Range:	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) @ 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance:	48 hours @ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged
Test depth:	250 ft (76 m)
Complement:	5 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament:	8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, four aft; 24 torpedoes), 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal deck gun, four machine guns